This material will describe the basic and most affordable ways of how to be in a situation where the processor temperature is too high. How to lower? Which way to choose? What is needed for this? This is not a complete list of issues addressed in the article. Using the recommendations below, in most cases you can solve the problem of CPU overheating.
What is the problem here? The main ways to solve it
All currently existing central processors are made of a semiconductor material such as silicon. A temperature of about 70-100 0 C leads to the fact that this component of a personal computer begins to skip information processing cycles, its performance decreases, and in some cases it fails. Therefore, it is very important to control precisely this parameter of the CPU and, when it goes beyond the norm, take measures to ensure that it returns to the acceptable limits again. The main ways to lower the processor temperature can be divided into 2 types:
The first group of methods includes replacement of thermal paste or cooling system and revision of the cooler. In the second case, software is used, and this can be either system software or application software (it is sometimes called special). Hardware methods for lowering the degree of heating of the central processor are much easier to use on stationary system units for the reason that the process of parsing a PC in this case is quite simple. But software methods are much better suited to mobile PCs. In this case, access to the cooling system is very difficult, and replacing thermal grease or cooler is generally quite difficult. It is for this reason that they use software in this case in the first place.
Verification of real values
Before lowering the temperature of the central processor, you must make sure that the measurements taken are correct. For example, the same CPU-Z utility does not always display correctly measured values. Therefore, it is better to additionally use other methods: BIOS or some additional software. It will also be useful to compare the obtained value with the maximum allowable for this model of CPU, which is given on the official website of the manufacturer. In some cases, the chip can successfully function normally at a value of 80-85 0 C, and the maximum temperature allowed for it is 105 0 C. For other semiconductor solutions, the maximum is 70-75 0 C, and they work at 50-55 0 C.
Software optimization
Reducing the computing load on the CPU is the first stage in the fight against such a negative phenomenon as the processor’s high temperature. How to lower it in this case? But it’s very simple: we start with running applications that operate in the background.
Their icons are located in the lower right corner of the screen, and you need to use the mouse to close most of them. You only need to leave the system icons and the anti-virus shortcut. Closing each of these background applications should reduce the CPU load on the CPU and, as a result, lower its thermal load. Only now we must not forget that the temperature can not immediately drop, and you need to wait 10-15 minutes in order to get the result in this case.
If the thermal regime of the chip after this manipulation has returned to normal, then you need to restart the PC and then, unloading each such background application, give it 10-15 minutes so that the CPU stops overheating. If the source of overheating is detected, uninstall it or turn it off. If the problem is not in the background information processing flows, then proceed to the next step.
Special software
Another possible way to lower the temperature of the processor on a laptop or stationary system unit is to use special software tools. An example of such software is Clock Utility, developed by RightMark. Again, the result of the work of such software is possible on new laptop models and only in cases where the frequency and voltage supplied to the CPU can be dynamically regulated.
The essence of such a utility is that depending on the thermal state of the processor and the level of complexity of the program code it processes, its operating parameters (frequency and voltage) change. In essence, this program duplicates Intel’s proprietary technology called TurboBoost. Therefore, on laptops of this manufacturer, you can refuse to install such specialized software and activate the desired PC mode.
If the computer is based on a chip from AMD, then in this case you need to use a similar technology from this manufacturer, called Cool'n'Quiet. If activation of the previously mentioned technologies does not give the desired result, then you can manually set the minimum values of frequency and voltage in the BIOS and check the degree of heating of the PC in this mode. If the temperature goes beyond the permissible limits, the problem can only be solved by hardware.
Cleaning the cooling system
The next way to lower the temperature of the processor on the computer is to clean the cooling system. Dust collects on the cooler radiator, and its gradual accumulation leads to the fact that the heat sink deteriorates. Therefore, it must be cleaned periodically. On the system unit in this case, everything is extremely simple: remove the side metal plate, which is located on the other side of the system board, and use a hairdryer (you just need to turn off the heating mode in it and blow only with cold air), toothpicks and other additional tools, we clean the cooler . But on a laptop it’s not always so simple: access to the cooling system is often very difficult. Therefore, in this case, you need to either look at the disassembly technology for each specific mobile PC model, or seek help from a service center. Otherwise, the method of cleaning the cooling system is identical: using any improvised means, we remove all dust from the radiator. At the same time, do not forget that the use of something wet is unacceptable. Only dry materials can be used.
Thermal Paste Replacement
If cleaning the cooling system did not solve the problem of CPU overheating, the next step in solving the issue of how to lower the processor temperature is to replace the thermal paste. In this case, it is necessary to purchase it in a specialized store, as well as a solvent (for example, alcohol). In this case, you must perform the following steps:
We disassemble the PC case.
Carefully dismantle the cooling system. As a rule, for stationary system units it is enough to open one latch, and for laptops - unscrew several screws that fix the cooler to the system board.
The remnants of the old thermal paste from the CPU and cooler are removed with a solvent and cotton swabs.
Apply a new thin layer of thermal grease to the processor and reinstall the cooling system.
We fully assemble the PC.
Cooling system replacement
A cooler breakdown is another option that the processor temperature will be higher than normal. How to lower this parameter in this case: just replace the cooling system. The cooler replacement algorithm is identical to the previous one for replacing thermal paste. The only difference is that instead of the old cooling system, a new one is installed, which was purchased in advance.
Summary
This material outlines various ways in which processor temperature can be returned within acceptable limits. How to lower it most simply? Use software tools. It is with them that it is recommended to begin solving this issue. If their use is not enough, then you have to resort to hardware.